Hemi Gold Project in Australia Receives Key Federal and State Environmental Approvals

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 9, Australian mining company Northern Star Resources announced that its Hemi gold project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia has obtained key federal and state environmental approvals. The federal approval was made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, while the state approval was made under Part IV of Western Australia's Environmental Protection Act 1986. The project is now advancing subsequent mining, water use and construction-related permitting procedures.

According to the announcement submitted by the company to the Australian Securities Exchange, the federal environmental approval obtained by the Hemi gold project relates to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act), while the state environmental approval relates to Part IV of Western Australia's Environmental Protection Act. The Western Australian state-level key environmental approval was obtained on April 29, 2026, and the key development in this instance is that the federal key environmental approval has also been secured.

The next phase of regulatory work for the project involves the Western Australian Mining Act 1978, the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914, and Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. Northern Star Resources is advancing the approval of three management plans for the main mining area and continues to process related development permits.

Water resource approval work includes completing a controlled aquifer reinjection trial and obtaining the corresponding groundwater extraction permit. The trial involves groundwater management arrangements at the mine site, and its results will be used to support subsequent water resource permit applications. The supporting accommodation camp at the mine site follows a separate approval process.

The Hemi gold project is located approximately 85 kilometers south of Port Hedland in Western Australia. According to Northern Star Resources' resource and reserve data as of March 31, 2026, the project has mineral resources of approximately 13.198 million ounces of gold and ore reserves of approximately 5.508 million ounces. The company had previously planned to develop the deposit using large-scale open-pit mining, and the subsequent investment decision and construction timeline remain subject to the completion of remaining permits and land access procedures.